Eliel Saarinen

(1873–1950) finländsk arkitekt och professor

Eliel Saarinen (United States, 1873–1950) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Eliel Saarinen belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Eliel Saarinen was born in Rantasalmi and died in Bloomfield Hills. Eliel Saarinen trained at Helsinki University of Technology and Former Real Lyceum. Eliel Saarinen worked in Helsinki, Vyborg, Sortavala, and Tallinn. Wikidata associates Eliel Saarinen with Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and International Style. The awards include AIA Gold Medal, Royal Gold Medal, honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and honorary doctor of Harvard University. The students included Florence Knoll and Eero Saarinen.

One of the best-known works is ‘Helsinki Central Railway Station’. The catalogue has 10 buildings by Eliel Saarinen. The dated buildings span the years 1862–1948. The buildings are in places such as Helsingfors, Kirkkonummi, Tartu City, Des Moines, and Joensuu. They are in 4 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Eliel Saarinen belong to the styles ‘Art Nouveau’ and ‘National Romanticism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Zivar bay Ahmadbayov, Aleksej Sjtjusev, Ida Annah Ryan, Eliel Saarinen, and Vasyl' Krychevs'ky.

• Helsingfors centralstation
• Finlands nationalmuseum
• Hvitträsk
• Pauluskyrkan
• Des Moines Art Center
• Joensuus stadshus
• Lahtis stadshus
• Viborgs station
• Suur-Merijoki gård
• Munksnäs pensionat